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to sit here in washington, d.c. around a table and a thing of scotch and determine who the republican nominee is going to be is absolutely ludicrous and ridiculous. we need to go back to the basics of letting the best person win the primary -- >> you are talking in circles. i'm trying to figure out why the region party tends to have had an unusual load of crazy people running to the point they disturb the image of the party. mourdock hurt romney. let's be honest here. akin hurt romney. sharron angle hurt the party and still hurts the party. i think people like michele bachmann still hurt the party. allen west hurts the people. these people are so far over i will argue they make the republican party look whacky and loony as steve schmitz said the other day. >> i'll tell you would -- go ahead, erin. >> i was going to say let's go back to dan's first comment. dan is a smart guy but that was naive of him to say. look, no one liked mitt romney to begin with. people don't like mitt romney now. he had a good first debate a
to sit here in washington, d.c. around a table and a thing of scotch and determine who the republican nominee is going to be is absolutely ludicrous and ridiculous. we need to go back to the basics of letting the best person win the primary -- >> you are talking in circles. i'm trying to figure out why the region party tends to have had an unusual load of crazy people running to the point they disturb the image of the party. mourdock hurt romney. let's be honest here. akin hurt romney....
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corn, washington bureau chief for mother jones. both are msnbc political analysts. so here we go. let's start with you, gene. look at this one. a memorable moment from the spring while we were still in the middle of a tough primary fight that pushed romney to the far right. the question many were asking was could he pivot back to the center in the general election? and then this happened. the number seven quote of the year. let's watch. >> he hit a reset button for the fall campaign. everything changes. it's almost like an etch-a-sketch. you can kind of shake it up and we start all over again. >> impact statement of etch-a-sketch. >> yeah. it was wonderful because that quote confirmed what everyone suspected about mitt romney. you know, the great thing about it, a gaffe is the truth. >> if you don't agree with me now, wait two minutes and you will agree with me. one that was much more infamous because it really hurt among women. if one comment crystallized the overwhelm trouble the republican party had with women it was this. take
corn, washington bureau chief for mother jones. both are msnbc political analysts. so here we go. let's start with you, gene. look at this one. a memorable moment from the spring while we were still in the middle of a tough primary fight that pushed romney to the far right. the question many were asking was could he pivot back to the center in the general election? and then this happened. the number seven quote of the year. let's watch. >> he hit a reset button for the fall campaign....
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we have a reporter for the huffington postand one from the washington post. let me ask you about the economies, my old boss would say that all politics is local. my question, do people go by what they see on the economic reports like on cnbc and the financial pages, or do they go by what they sense locally. >> i would go by what they sense locally. all politics it local, but you get a sense of what's going on by the community around you and the community in your town. obama has an interesting map of states that are battle grounds that have done better than the national average with the unemployment rate. it's interesting that some of the key battle ground states recovered or never had a recession like the national averages were. i think it benefits him in the long run. >> the president bought a ticket on the auto industry rather than buy into ran. he made a decision not to trust the markets. will he benefit for that in ohio where you have a resurgent auto industry? >> what's important about the auto bailout is that it's where where the romney campaign had a v
we have a reporter for the huffington postand one from the washington post. let me ask you about the economies, my old boss would say that all politics is local. my question, do people go by what they see on the economic reports like on cnbc and the financial pages, or do they go by what they sense locally. >> i would go by what they sense locally. all politics it local, but you get a sense of what's going on by the community around you and the community in your town. obama has an...
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. >> that, of course, gets four pinocchios from the washington post. political pali "politics nation" gave it a pants on fire. let's hope we can play the game inside the lines from now on. we can all have our different opinions, but we can't have different facts. the truth is the truth. is the truth. thanks for watching. i'm al sharpton. "hardball starts" right now . >> severely conservative. let's play "hardball." >> good evening, i'm chris matthews down in washington. did you get the impression during the presidential campaign that the press was trying too hard to be even handed? did you think the people delivering the news were pushing what we call ambulanbalance at x expense of the obvious facts? the democrats in this election were like democrats going back to jack kennedy. but the republicans were far to the right as anything we've ever seen from that party, ever. self deportation, treat women like they belong in binders, ignore the rights of gay people, crack down on abortion rights, even in cases of rape. all the lingo in the gop platform approv
. >> that, of course, gets four pinocchios from the washington post. political pali "politics nation" gave it a pants on fire. let's hope we can play the game inside the lines from now on. we can all have our different opinions, but we can't have different facts. the truth is the truth. is the truth. thanks for watching. i'm al sharpton. "hardball starts" right now . >> severely conservative. let's play "hardball." >> good evening, i'm chris...
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." >> good evening, i'm chris matthews down in washington. did you get the impression during the presidential campaign that the press was trying too hard to be even handed? did you think the people delivering the news were pushing what we call balance at the expense of the obvious facts? the democrats in this election were like democrats going back to jack kennedy. but the republicans were far to the right as anything we've ever seen from that party, ever. self deportation, treat women like they belong in binders, ignore the rights of gay people, crack down on abortion rights, even in cases of rape. all the lingo in the gop platform approved in tampa, and not a ward. one of the country's two major parties. certainly not by his own admission, jeb bush. so, tonight, we're going to nail it. we go to the truth. and why it was the truth that dare fot be reported in the mainstream media. joining me now is joan walsh. what's wrong with the right? thank you both for joining us. here's a guy i really expect of aei, the american enterprise institute ta
." >> good evening, i'm chris matthews down in washington. did you get the impression during the presidential campaign that the press was trying too hard to be even handed? did you think the people delivering the news were pushing what we call balance at the expense of the obvious facts? the democrats in this election were like democrats going back to jack kennedy. but the republicans were far to the right as anything we've ever seen from that party, ever. self deportation, treat...
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sounds good, but today's "washington post" reports that romney's bain capital invested in firms that specialized in jobs to countries like china. just wait for that little morsel to make it to an obama ad near you. romney and bain capital. this story not going away. also, if you were to judge mitt romney and president obama's speeches to latino officials on reaction alone, it would be a win for the president, but the big question for team obama, can they translate the enthusiasm we saw today into votes? plus, the jury now has the sandusky case, but the jurors don't know the two latest pieces of news about this matter. and the debate over attorney general eric holder and fast and furious has moved from the right wing fringe to the front pages. the conservative base is thrilled, so why has the republican leadership been treating this like kryptonite? we begin with outsourcing jobs at bain capital. joan walsh is an msnbc political analyst and michael shear is the white house correspondent for "time" magazine. he says he'll stand up to china and help brings jobs back home, but that wasn'
sounds good, but today's "washington post" reports that romney's bain capital invested in firms that specialized in jobs to countries like china. just wait for that little morsel to make it to an obama ad near you. romney and bain capital. this story not going away. also, if you were to judge mitt romney and president obama's speeches to latino officials on reaction alone, it would be a win for the president, but the big question for team obama, can they translate the enthusiasm we...
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. >> today was reported in the "washington post" that the companies his firm own ed were pioneers in if outsourcing of american jobs to places like china and india. pioneers. let me tell you, we do not need an outsourcing pioneer in the oval office. we need a president who will fight for american jobs and fight for american manufacturing. that's what my plan will do. >> and romney's camp responded quickly, said quote this is fundamentally flawed story that does not differ between offshoring versus overseas. as president, he will implement policies that make it easier and more attractive for companies to create jobs here at home. joan walsh, that's a lot to follow. is that going to wash? >> no. it's not intentionally confusing issue and statement, michael and i think you can see that. the problem for the romney campaign is that the post story is very, very explicit that this was, they're talking about offshoring. it is true that outsourcing can be moving jobs out of a company to another firm that does it cheaper. in the united states and that does happen, but the post was very careful
. >> today was reported in the "washington post" that the companies his firm own ed were pioneers in if outsourcing of american jobs to places like china and india. pioneers. let me tell you, we do not need an outsourcing pioneer in the oval office. we need a president who will fight for american jobs and fight for american manufacturing. that's what my plan will do. >> and romney's camp responded quickly, said quote this is fundamentally flawed story that does not differ...
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went to "the washington post" today to complain bit. that's romney. he is crying at the door of newspapers he won't even read. [ male announcer ] wouldn't it be cool if we took the nissan altima and reimagined nearly everything in it? gave it greater horsepower and best in class 38 mpg highway... ...advanced headlights... ...and zero gravity seats? yeah, that would be cool. ♪ introducing the completely reimagined nissan altima. it's our most innovative altima ever. nissan. innovation that excites. ♪ nissan. innovation that excites. focus lolo, focust sanya let's do this i am from baltimore south carolina... bloomington, california... austin, texas... we are all here to represent the country we love this is for everyone back home it's go time. across america, we're all committed to team usa. clairvoyance. newspapers he won't even read. >>> claire mccass kel is answering questions about skping the convention. here is what he said h to say on "morning joe." >> you have to say to people at home which is more important going to a place with a bunch of
went to "the washington post" today to complain bit. that's romney. he is crying at the door of newspapers he won't even read. [ male announcer ] wouldn't it be cool if we took the nissan altima and reimagined nearly everything in it? gave it greater horsepower and best in class 38 mpg highway... ...advanced headlights... ...and zero gravity seats? yeah, that would be cool. ♪ introducing the completely reimagined nissan altima. it's our most innovative altima ever. nissan....
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, and as soon as that takes place we'll get you to washington. also the u.n. security council say they're going to convene tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. they'll be talking about north korea. how do you think this is all going to play out moving forward, richard? >> well, a lot of it depends on how north korea reacts. if they say it happened, it was a success, and we're all very happy, then there should not be an issue, and the world can almost move on. if north korea comes out and says that the rocket was shot down, then there is a major explanation. it depends on where the debris falls. if it falls, at this stage we can assume based on the reaction of the north koreans has not been a success, then we will have to find out what happened with the debris. the worst scenario would be that north korea comes out, claim the rocket was shot down and they try to escalate by doing something like an underground nucleatest. the best scenario is they come out and say it was a success and they have some music, and continue with the rest of their lives and have the c
, and as soon as that takes place we'll get you to washington. also the u.n. security council say they're going to convene tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. they'll be talking about north korea. how do you think this is all going to play out moving forward, richard? >> well, a lot of it depends on how north korea reacts. if they say it happened, it was a success, and we're all very happy, then there should not be an issue, and the world can almost move on. if north korea comes out and says that the...
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that is what the washington post story said what happened. these jobs weren't outsourced from kansas to nebraska. they were shipped to china, indonesia. and americans understand that. and obama, you know, can be very good about having a little fun at the expense of his rivals. it was a very awkward response which meant that they really didn't have any defense and the president went right back at them. >> could this be -- you know, i think part of the reason it works so well is everybody hears mitt romney saying how tough he's going to get to china. now the word goes he's been helping them. >> i think as it happens, they set themselves up for this. because of what he's been saying on the campaign trail. i checked them today. i said what's your response. i'm going on "hardball." tell me what to say. their point was that the obama campaign has been doing nothing but negative advertising. that they have only negative ads. >> that's what we watch them do all year. did they really say that? >> yes. and i think they're right. but i think this is cal
that is what the washington post story said what happened. these jobs weren't outsourced from kansas to nebraska. they were shipped to china, indonesia. and americans understand that. and obama, you know, can be very good about having a little fun at the expense of his rivals. it was a very awkward response which meant that they really didn't have any defense and the president went right back at them. >> could this be -- you know, i think part of the reason it works so well is everybody...
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i'm chris matthews down in washington wishing everyone celebrating rosh hashanah is happy new year. let me start tonight with the danger of running for president without knowing why. that appears to be mitt romney's situation or predicament. it's the reason his campaign is out of whack. president obama was talking to a wealthy group of supporters, talking about the other america, the one that obama was serving when he dumped the work requirement for welfare. what does it tell us that romney not only runs tv ads but uses it to back up his wealthy contributors? the poor of this country are just freeloaders off society, the bulk of the political support is made up of such freeloaders? david corn is author of "showdown" which comes out tomorrow and joan walsh is author of "what's the matter with white people." let's watch, listen, and decide. >> all anybody said was, don't worry how do we convince everybody that they have to take care of themselves? >> well, 47% who are with him, who are dependent and entitled to health care, food, you name it and they will vote for this president no ma
i'm chris matthews down in washington wishing everyone celebrating rosh hashanah is happy new year. let me start tonight with the danger of running for president without knowing why. that appears to be mitt romney's situation or predicament. it's the reason his campaign is out of whack. president obama was talking to a wealthy group of supporters, talking about the other america, the one that obama was serving when he dumped the work requirement for welfare. what does it tell us that romney not...
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." >>> good evening i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start with this war in washington. say what you will about the election we just had. this one's hotter, nastier, more personal. one side says it's about character, about whether a close confederate of the president told the truth, the whole truth as she knew it when she went on national television and said the death of a u.s. ambassador was a spontaneous reaction to an anti-muslim video, some trouble-making clown made out in california. ignoring john mccain and his ail argue evidence it was an organized act of terrorism. not so says the president. his u.n. ambassador and close friend simply told the truth as she was permitted to tell it, what the cia gave her to say and no more. for that he charges susan rice, in the words of the new york post, being fried. political fight fans on the tabloids relish this extreme combat what should be a good person's judgment? that's my question tonight. is susan rice now a surrogate for the president, someone to take the punishment when others above her pay grade should be answering t
." >>> good evening i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start with this war in washington. say what you will about the election we just had. this one's hotter, nastier, more personal. one side says it's about character, about whether a close confederate of the president told the truth, the whole truth as she knew it when she went on national television and said the death of a u.s. ambassador was a spontaneous reaction to an anti-muslim video, some trouble-making clown made...
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i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start with a shocker. you know the story of thousand the u.s. government agents allowed guns to go to the cartel. the nra and entire american right? well, according to a new report from "fortune" magazine, not the nation or "the new york times," "fortune," it didn't happen. the u.s. government never used a tactic of ledding the guns reach the bad guys in mexico. which raises the bigger question, then why is eric holder and the obama administration failed to kill the story? didn't they learn from the charges against john kerry if you don't knock down a story, it knocks you down. our guests tonight are matt miller and msnbc political analyst david korn. help me out here. it is great to have you on tonight. how did i and so many of our viewers and so many people in the country believe for the last 18 months that the united states government was so risk-prone that they sent guns allowed guns to fall into the hands of the bad guys in mexico, cartel people, and as a tactic that somehow tracked them down. accordi
i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start with a shocker. you know the story of thousand the u.s. government agents allowed guns to go to the cartel. the nra and entire american right? well, according to a new report from "fortune" magazine, not the nation or "the new york times," "fortune," it didn't happen. the u.s. government never used a tactic of ledding the guns reach the bad guys in mexico. which raises the bigger question, then why is eric holder and...
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i always said come to washington, you already paid for it. coming up, what is it about mitt romney that he and his committee keep committing errors. the etch-a-sketch is not the first time they stepped on a big win. now they're losing. you're watching "hardball" only on msnbc. erectile dysfunction -- that could be a question of blood flow. cialis for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same cialis is the only daily ed tablet approved to treat ed and symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently or urgently. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medications, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sexual activity. do not take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain, as this may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. do not drink alcohol in excess with cialis. side effects may include headache, upset stomach, delayed backache or muscle ache. to avoid long term injury, seek immediate medical help for an erection lasting more than four ho
i always said come to washington, you already paid for it. coming up, what is it about mitt romney that he and his committee keep committing errors. the etch-a-sketch is not the first time they stepped on a big win. now they're losing. you're watching "hardball" only on msnbc. erectile dysfunction -- that could be a question of blood flow. cialis for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same cialis is...
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i think there are a lot of people in washington that need firing. if he's got experience in that, let's put it to work. they have spent more money in the last two years than this country has spent in the last 200. i would take it to barack obama and talk about what matters in this country. and mitt romney, you're the guy to do it. >> steve mcmann, let me ask you to switch hats. you seem to think that mitt romney, in order to win, would have to attack toward the middle. is there an issue that comes to mind where he could move to the middle, upset some conservatives but still keep everybody in the tent? >> boy, that's a good question. i think moving to the middle in the era of the tea party where the tea party dominates the republican echo chamber, where you have a candidate like newt gingrich who is staying in the race to keep him honest, or you have tony perkins out there saying he's going to keep the pressure on, it becomes very difficult for mitt romney to become the guy, the centrist, the massachusetts governor who people one day feared. he's bec
i think there are a lot of people in washington that need firing. if he's got experience in that, let's put it to work. they have spent more money in the last two years than this country has spent in the last 200. i would take it to barack obama and talk about what matters in this country. and mitt romney, you're the guy to do it. >> steve mcmann, let me ask you to switch hats. you seem to think that mitt romney, in order to win, would have to attack toward the middle. is there an issue...
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andrea mitchell in washington, thank you so much for your time
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that's how these things tend to be viewed in washington. but that discussion completely misses the point. >> he didn't want to gloat, but if you watch his body language closely, you could see he was feeling pretty good. here he was. ♪ >> that is so well done. democrats are sobering that victory, the gop continues to blast the law and the ruling that upheld it. take a listen to louisiana governor bobby jindal on an rnc conference call this morning. he might have ruffled feathers over at team romney. >> there's only one candidate governor romney who is committed he will repeal the obamaney -- obama care. >> catch that? tim pawlenty called it that during the primaries. here's how he plans to do the provisions in his own state. >> we're not going to be implementing obama care here in the state of louisiana. instead we're going to do everything we can to defeat president obama and get rid of obama care. we're not implementing the exchanges. we're not implementing obama care. >> nullification. anyway, just say no. that puts him in ranks with t
that's how these things tend to be viewed in washington. but that discussion completely misses the point. >> he didn't want to gloat, but if you watch his body language closely, you could see he was feeling pretty good. here he was. ♪ >> that is so well done. democrats are sobering that victory, the gop continues to blast the law and the ruling that upheld it. take a listen to louisiana governor bobby jindal on an rnc conference call this morning. he might have ruffled feathers...
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i'm chris matthews in washington. leading off tonight, woman trouble. the republican spaert getting itself in deeper and deeper and trouble with female voters. instead of focusing on their strong suit shs the economy and fiscal responsibility, something has got them talking about birth control. birth control. a topic that hasn't been on the national debate since your grandmother's day. look who is doing the talking. guys. guys talking with other guys about having baby or not having babies. news flash. men don't have babies. it's the worst since terri schiavo and it's driving away women voters. >>> plus sonia sotomayor's sorge is serious enough that the obama campaign is thinking of taking him on. team obama doesn't want to elevate santorum, but they are getting a head start on opposition research to portray him as a conservative fringe figure out of touch with most americans. >>> plus motown or no town? mitt romney is having a world of trouble explaining these headlines. "let detroit go bankrupt." now he's making it worse. what happens in november if ei
i'm chris matthews in washington. leading off tonight, woman trouble. the republican spaert getting itself in deeper and deeper and trouble with female voters. instead of focusing on their strong suit shs the economy and fiscal responsibility, something has got them talking about birth control. birth control. a topic that hasn't been on the national debate since your grandmother's day. look who is doing the talking. guys. guys talking with other guys about having baby or not having babies. news...
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he's also associate editor of "the washington post." i called you on this today because it baffled me. two apparently contradictory reports in the report. one said there were repeated requests to get security forces brought to that benghazi facility. then later on it said the people did not demonstrate strong and sustained advocacy for support. what is it? >> it's both. they repeatedly requested more security. when they saw there were budget cuts and officials rotated out, they didn't push hard enough. so they asked, they were denied, and then didn't come back to them and didn't rattle the cave. >> is all that passing of the buck -- is the real issue if they asked and asked and asked to the top, would they still have been given a significant military force there given the cia activities in that area? would they have been given what they wanted no matter how they asked for it? >> i don't believe so. i did ask that question of senator corker today who attended the classified briefing. i said was all of this because it was a low profile. t
he's also associate editor of "the washington post." i called you on this today because it baffled me. two apparently contradictory reports in the report. one said there were repeated requests to get security forces brought to that benghazi facility. then later on it said the people did not demonstrate strong and sustained advocacy for support. what is it? >> it's both. they repeatedly requested more security. when they saw there were budget cuts and officials rotated out, they...
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i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start with this. getting serious on guns in the hands of dangerous people. the president's given vice president biden is month to deal with a lethal combination of semiautomatic guns, clips, mental illness, and a violent culture. it's the brew that blew in newtown, connecticut. is there something we can do? the fiscal cliff. the president now says we're so close it makes no sense to fail. let's see tonight how close is close and whether or not the grownups can bring this to a healthy conclusion. and back to benghazi. there are reports in the state department's being blamed here. didn't have the protection they asked for. did they keep asking enough? the report says no. but what if they had? would they have gotten the re-enforcements but the cia said they didn't want their cover blown? again, let's get serious. joining me now to talk about gun violence is martin o'malley and governor ed rendell. thank you for joining me. president obama spoke forcefully this afternoon about needing to take action on gu
i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start with this. getting serious on guns in the hands of dangerous people. the president's given vice president biden is month to deal with a lethal combination of semiautomatic guns, clips, mental illness, and a violent culture. it's the brew that blew in newtown, connecticut. is there something we can do? the fiscal cliff. the president now says we're so close it makes no sense to fail. let's see tonight how close is close and whether or not the...
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i'm chris matthews in washington. let's start with the thunder on the right.c: c1 one compared it to 9/11, an attack out of the sky. one conservative branded the chief justice of the united states a traitor. have you ever wondered which side got this into a crazy world, listen to the screams from the star board side. the lunatics raving with rage they couldn't destroy the country's only health care plan. don't believe this soft line you hear about repeal and replace. this theory on the right isn't looking for a better health care plan. it's looking to destroy the only one there's ever been. our guests tonight. gentlemen, it's great to have you on tonight. true believers. i think we need some true believers. this reaction from the screwball right, is that a precursor to the fact romney will fight this thing right through november, the health care bill. >> i think romney has a big decision to make here. if you look at the poll numbers, the country is kind of split on the decision, on health care reform. >> let's go to t
i'm chris matthews in washington. let's start with the thunder on the right.c: c1 one compared it to 9/11, an attack out of the sky. one conservative branded the chief justice of the united states a traitor. have you ever wondered which side got this into a crazy world, listen to the screams from the star board side. the lunatics raving with rage they couldn't destroy the country's only health care plan. don't believe this soft line you hear about repeal and replace. this theory on the right...
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i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start tonight with this. the republicans have their plan and it's great news for the rich. speaker john boehner just put it out. those at the top, the 2%, are safe. your bush tack cuts are going keep on giving. one problem, mr. boehner, you lost. that was injure position before the election, and you lost. mitt romney campaigned on keeping the tax cuts for the wealthy, and he lost. and he promised to do what john bain ser doing right now, and he lost. how about some respect for the electorate? how about seeing what the 2012 presidential debate was about? obama championed tax fairness and won. republicans championed protecting that 2%, ignoring the 47% he talked about, and they lost. today boehner said he's willing to raise revenues by the same amount he agreed to back in august of 2011, the last time they had this fight. again, he's willing to act like the election never happened. no wonder. again, he lost. joining me is joy reid of the grio and howard fineman of the "huffington post." joy, you're chuckling be
i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start tonight with this. the republicans have their plan and it's great news for the rich. speaker john boehner just put it out. those at the top, the 2%, are safe. your bush tack cuts are going keep on giving. one problem, mr. boehner, you lost. that was injure position before the election, and you lost. mitt romney campaigned on keeping the tax cuts for the wealthy, and he lost. and he promised to do what john bain ser doing right now, and he lost. how...
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i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start tonight with the horrible story of the courageous diplomat in libya. he acted heroically in overthrowing lives during ka dauf fee. hours before the killing, romney issued a statement accusing president obama of having sympathized with those making the attacks and called it disgraceful. reince priebus went further, tweeting toll a similar attack on cairo. this echos past attacks from the right. what is new on the statement in libya is the wildness. the president never said he sympathized with the crowds in libya and egypt. mark halperin and howard fineman are political analysts for msnbc. how did romney get in this mess? look at the timeline of events. it started yesterday morning at 6:00 a.m. eastern time, noon in cairo. that's when the american embassy put out a statement saying it condemns the statements by misguided individuals to hurt the religious feelings of muslims. at about noon, the wall was breached and ripped down around secretary clinton released a statement c
i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start tonight with the horrible story of the courageous diplomat in libya. he acted heroically in overthrowing lives during ka dauf fee. hours before the killing, romney issued a statement accusing president obama of having sympathized with those making the attacks and called it disgraceful. reince priebus went further, tweeting toll a similar attack on cairo. this echos past attacks from the right. what is new on the statement in libya is the wildness....
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i'm michael smerconish in washington for chris matthews. dream act lite, today, president obama issued an executive order that will stop the deportations of most illegal immigrants who alived here as children. is this a political play for the latino vote? you bet. plus, president obama and mitt romney offer starkly different visions for fixing the economy. romney says trust the private sector. president obama says that's another way of saying let's try those bush policies all over again. my question, can barack obama win re-election without offering some new vision? also, could race be a bigger factor in the election than we thought? using google searches, a harvard researcher says racism cost barack obama three to five points in 2008 and could sink him this time. and the sandusky trial. one thing we're learning is that many knew what was going on for a long time. so why did it take so long for people to speak out? finally, mitt romney's bus tour got underway today and with it, someone with a sense of humor with a fake dog strapped on top i
i'm michael smerconish in washington for chris matthews. dream act lite, today, president obama issued an executive order that will stop the deportations of most illegal immigrants who alived here as children. is this a political play for the latino vote? you bet. plus, president obama and mitt romney offer starkly different visions for fixing the economy. romney says trust the private sector. president obama says that's another way of saying let's try those bush policies all over again. my...
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i'm chris matthews down in washington. let me start with this tonight. did you get the impression during the campaign the press was trying to be even hand snd do you think the people were pushing what we call balance at the expense of the obvious facts? that the day-to-day stories never got across the obvious big fact. that the democrats in this election were like democrats going back to jack kennedy. but the republicans were far to the right of anything we've seen from that party ever. self-deportation, forget the 47%, treat women like they belong in binders, ignore the rights of gay people, crack down on abortion rights even in cases of rape. all those wild statements, all the lingo in the gop platform approved in tampa and not a word. that one of the political parties has gone so far star board that not even ronald reagan could get aboard. and not jeb bush. tonight we're going to nail it. we go to the truth. and why was the truth not dare be reported in the mainstream media. joining me now is joan walsh of salon and david corn of mother jones. thank y
i'm chris matthews down in washington. let me start with this tonight. did you get the impression during the campaign the press was trying to be even hand snd do you think the people were pushing what we call balance at the expense of the obvious facts? that the day-to-day stories never got across the obvious big fact. that the democrats in this election were like democrats going back to jack kennedy. but the republicans were far to the right of anything we've seen from that party ever....
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i'm chris matthews in washington. leading up tonight, birth control, religion, and politics. republicans are brilliantly turning the hhs decision on the church and birth control into a wedge issue. something that unites your side and divides the opposition. and democrats are divided. some of them peeling off to oppose president obama. it's a debate about women's health, but it's also about religious freedom. and the white house needs a way to solve this problem and soon. >>> but here's how off the charts crazy this debate has gotten. republicans once accused president obama of being an accolade of a christian minister, jeremiah wright. later he was accused of being a secret muslim. now republicans charge obama with attempting to destroy all religion. rick santorum, for example, said last night we're headed for the french revolution and the guillotine. you might say republicans are losing their heads on this issue. >>> how frenchy are the republicans? how wild has their party become? mr. guillotine himself may be the biggest threat to mitt romney. "the wall street journal" sai
i'm chris matthews in washington. leading up tonight, birth control, religion, and politics. republicans are brilliantly turning the hhs decision on the church and birth control into a wedge issue. something that unites your side and divides the opposition. and democrats are divided. some of them peeling off to oppose president obama. it's a debate about women's health, but it's also about religious freedom. and the white house needs a way to solve this problem and soon. >>> but here's...
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the conservative political action conference, cpac, is underway here in washington. organizers are doing everything they can to every sure that ron paul doesn't win their straw poll. paul won each of the last years by large margins and the victories have been embarrassing. so this year they are moving away from paper ballots and introducing electronic voting. we'll be right back. for more than 116 years, ameriprise financial has worked for their clients' futures. helping millions of americans retire on their terms. when they want. where they want. doing what they want. ameriprise. the strength of a leader in retirement planning. the heart of 10,000 advisors working with you one-to-one. together for your future. ♪ >>> welcome back to "hardball." can republicans get their attack on obama straight? when he was running back in 2008, they went after him for his ties to the christian pastor jeremiah wright. remember that? then came the birther conspiracies and accusations he was secretly a muslim. then many prominent republicans stayed pleasantly silent, others stoked th
the conservative political action conference, cpac, is underway here in washington. organizers are doing everything they can to every sure that ron paul doesn't win their straw poll. paul won each of the last years by large margins and the victories have been embarrassing. so this year they are moving away from paper ballots and introducing electronic voting. we'll be right back. for more than 116 years, ameriprise financial has worked for their clients' futures. helping millions of americans...
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anti-tax crusader grover norquist has been called the most powerful man in washington, but is his influence on the wane? >> i'm not obligated on the pledge. made tennesseans aware, i was just elected, the only thing i'm honoring is the oath i take when i'm sworn in this january. >> when you're $16 trillion in debt, the only pledge we should be making to each other is to avoid becoming greece, and republicans should put revenue on the table. i will violate the pledge, long story short, for the good of the country, only if democrats will do entitlement reform. >> a pledge you signed 20 years ago, 18 years ago is for that congress. for instance, if i were in congress in 1941, i would have signed the -- supported a declaration of war against japan. i'm not going to attack japan today. the world has changed. >> that's a hell of a comparison. this morning norquist responded. let's listen. >> they all said that two years ago when we were arguing over the debt ceiling limits. so their position hasn't changed, and during the debt ceiling limit we cut spending, we didn't raise taxes. so other republi
anti-tax crusader grover norquist has been called the most powerful man in washington, but is his influence on the wane? >> i'm not obligated on the pledge. made tennesseans aware, i was just elected, the only thing i'm honoring is the oath i take when i'm sworn in this january. >> when you're $16 trillion in debt, the only pledge we should be making to each other is to avoid becoming greece, and republicans should put revenue on the table. i will violate the pledge, long story...
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we lose twice that every day here in washington. >> did senator demint think that spending money is the same as losing money? you know, $10 million here yesterday, but now, all i see is this [ bleep ] highway. i don't know understand. where's my money. next, the story romney's on a bus tour through new hampshire and guess who's right there with him? that's right, an suv called the romney mobile with a fake dog strapped to the roof. you can see it there. next up, in michigan, two democratic legislation speaking of the state house floor this week one seemingly referring to her vagina over a heated debate. >> i have not asked you to adopt and adhere to my religious beliefs. why are you asking me to adopt yours? and finally, mr. speaker, i'm flattered that your all so interested in my vagina, but no means no. >> brown later told "the daily beast," if i said elbow, would i have gotten in trouble? if you're regulating vaginas, i don't know how we're not supposed to talk about them. the second was told she was out of order for arguing for her amendment, which would force men getting vasectomie
we lose twice that every day here in washington. >> did senator demint think that spending money is the same as losing money? you know, $10 million here yesterday, but now, all i see is this [ bleep ] highway. i don't know understand. where's my money. next, the story romney's on a bus tour through new hampshire and guess who's right there with him? that's right, an suv called the romney mobile with a fake dog strapped to the roof. you can see it there. next up, in michigan, two...
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we'll go to a columnist for the washington post and mark halperin. i want be to start with dana. i love your attitude. any way, what's your first way of looking at this? how do you know who is winning? >> well, i'm watching it in the filing center. i'm going to do a grown and laugh index. if you're growning when the guy is talking, he's losing. if you're laughing, that's better. you can do that for yourself at home. if you're cringing, the guy is not winning. romney has set this up in terms of zingers. >> why does it get out that he couldn't sleep last night? everything seems to leak out of this campaign. is he landing the zingers or do they boomerang next to him? ultimately, is he able to land a serious blow. if we're debating this on points, if it's about the spin, romney lost. he needs to open this -- >> if you're jim lehrer, do you have the right or protocol to say to a guy who has delivered an manicured polished up thing you've been working on for three weeks to say, can we limit ourselves to a spontaneous conversation here? can you actually say that? or will the audience sp
we'll go to a columnist for the washington post and mark halperin. i want be to start with dana. i love your attitude. any way, what's your first way of looking at this? how do you know who is winning? >> well, i'm watching it in the filing center. i'm going to do a grown and laugh index. if you're growning when the guy is talking, he's losing. if you're laughing, that's better. you can do that for yourself at home. if you're cringing, the guy is not winning. romney has set this up in...